PFSA
36 hours 15 minutes per week
8.15am – 4.00pm (including a 30-minute unpaid break)
Term time plus 3 INSET days - 38 weeks plus 3 days per year
Grade 12 - (£28,598 - £32,061)
Actual starting salary - £23,746
We are seeking a proactive, supportive and highly organised Parent and Family Support Advisor (PFSA) to join our dedicated team at The Castle School, Taunton. This is a vital role focused on building strong, positive relationships with families, supporting student wellbeing, and helping children overcome barriers to learning so they can thrive both socially and academically.
The PFSA will work closely with students, parents/carers, school staff, external agencies, and the wider community to provide early help support, guidance and practical interventions that are solution-focused and committed to improving outcomes for children.
We are looking for someone who has experience working with children, families or in a community-focused role that is empathetic and able to build strong relationships with a wide range of people. If you understand the challenges families may face and are skilled at offering practical, non-judgemental support, we would like to hear from you.
We can offer you: An opportunity to work in an experienced and supportive team from whom you can learn, develop and grow. A friendly, busy and dynamic workplace where each day is different from the last. A competitive salary. Wider opportunities to be involved across our Trust. An energised and professional working environment.
Disclosure Level: Enhanced Start date: As soon as possible
CVs are not accepted, please complete the application form in full.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 under the Exceptions Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 and 2020). This means that both spent and unspent convictions and cautions may need to be disclosed. However, certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ under filtering rules and do not need to be disclosed. Guidance on what should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974
Blackdown Education Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We particularly welcome applications from underrepresented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexuality or religion.
The successful candidate will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure Barring Service (DBS). As part of our due diligence process when shortlisting, we may carry out an online search of publicly available material to identify any incidents or issues which we might want to explore with the applicant at interview.
References: References will be taken up on short-listed candidates that will include questions about past disciplinary actions or allegations in relation to behaviour with children, previous employers may be approached for information to verify particular experiences or qualifications before interview.
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